When I first learned about IP Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program (“IP Intensive”), it was my first week of law school. The pamphlet I picked up from…
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IP Intensive: Learning the Value of Experiential Education at SOCAN
When I first learned of Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program (“IP Intensive”) I was in the process of applying to law school. At that time, the IP…
IP Intensive: From Tariffs to Bouncy Castles—A Semester at SOCAN
As part of IP Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program, students are asked to reflect, then write on their placement experience. All I could think was how perfect…
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Not-So-Compulsory Licence: a Proposed (and Rejected) Solution to Copyright Infringement in Derivative Musical Works
In a recent MTV news article, author Miles Raymer opined over the “hopelessly broken” state of the US copyright system. While such a sweeping statement clearly oversimplifies the state of…
IP Intensive: 10 Weeks at SOCAN - Getting Immersed in the World of Copyright Collectives
This past fall, as part of Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program, I spent ten weeks at the Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers of Canada (SOCAN). This…
How Osgoode's IP Intensive Program Kick-Started my Career
Going into law school, I knew that I wanted to practice intellectual property law. I didn’t exactly know what that meant, but I knew that it had to do with…